Description: Artwork and Essays by Laurence (L.J.) Aurbach Jr.
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TND Design Rating Standards A comprehensive rating system for the evaluation of neighborhood-scale urban design. The system was developed in order to provide a consistent, transparent set of standards for the Town Paper's links list . Portions of the Standards have since been incorporated in the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED-ND rating system. • Home Page of the TND Design Rating Standards - Includes scoring parameters, discussions, case studies, and a worksheet to derive a total score. • "Five Stars fo
Ghansoli Node: TOD By the Bay The world's largest new urban neighborhood is located in the world's largest new city. Ghansoli Node (projected population 150,000) is a transit-oriented development under construction in Navi Mumbai, India (projected population 2,000,000). The article covers the background and design features of the project.
The First Transect Seminar The Transect describes and codes for the character of built environments. It's also a preliminary attempt to integrate human habitat into the field of ecology. This story covers the speakers and topics that were presented at the public seminar, held at the Yale School of Architecture.